Wildcats outlast St. Philip; Reading routs Quincy

Friday

Feb 1, 2013 at 10:00 AM

By Ed Patino

ed.patino@hillsdale.netPITTSFORD — Consistency across the board was a winning formula for the Pittsford High School girls basketball team.Getting balanced scoring throughout the game, the Wildcats battled to a 54-43 victory over the Battle Creek St. Philip Fighting Tigers in a Southern Central Athletic Association game Thursday.Pittsford (9-5, 8-4 SCAA) had five players scored at least eight points. The Wildcats also scored 12 points or more in each quarter."If we score 54 points I'll take that any night," Pittsford coach Chris Hodos said. "The girls played extremely hard, every one of them, and you can't teach that. Everyone in the lineup one through 12 worked hard and that's what won the game for us."The Wildcats held a three-point lead after the first quarter, then took control with a 12-4 run in the second. Pittsford carried a 24-13 lead into halftime.Both teams scored 30 points in the second half as the Wildcats prevented St. Philip from making a comeback.Laura Clark had 13 points and nine rebounds to lead Pittsford. Madison Ayers scored nine points, while Ashley Culbert had eight points. Meghan Schrom had eight points, five assists and three steals and Kristin Belcher had eight points, three assists and five steals. Maryah Betzer came off the bench and grabbed six rebounds.The Wildcats will travel to Waldron for another SCAA game Monday.Reading 51, Quincy 14After a slow first quarter, the Reading High School girls basketball team took command in the second quarter and never looked back in a Big Eight Conference home victory over the Quincy Orioles.Reading (8-7, 5-5 Big Eight) was nearly held scoreless in the first quarter and trailed 2-0. Taylor Coe hit a half-court shot at the buzzer, giving the Rangers the lead.The game would not be close after that as Reading outscored the Orioles 48-12 the rest of the way."It was a weird first quarter and they were physical with us," Reading coach Ryan Mulnix said. "We started to push back and converted a lot of turnovers into baskets. Different girls stepped up and everyone scored. This was a good win for us."Coe had 15 points and five rebounds to lead the Rangers. Brittany Marquart added 12 points, while Michelle Davis had six points, five assists and nine steals. Jami Hubbard grabbed seven rebounds.Reading travels to Springport on Tuesday.Homer 62, Jonesville 42The Jonesville High School girls basketball team was unable to overcome an early deficit and fell to the Homer Trojans in a Big Eight Conference game Thursday.Jonesville (4-12, 1-9) was outrebounded heavily in the game and saw the Trojans jump out to a 10-point lead in the first quarter. The Comets trailed 31-17 at halftime.Homer scored 19 points in the third quarter to increase its lead to 19 entering the fourth quarter."The girls played hard but we got outmuscled and beat up on rebounds," Jonesville coach Tom Dunn said.Emily Dawson had nine points, six rebounds and four blocks to lead the Comets. Kalie Spencer also scored nine points, while Hannah Smith had five assists and four steals.Jonesville will visit Concord on Tuesday.Jackson Christian 41, North Adams-Jerome 26After hanging tough in the first half, the North Adams-Jerome High School girls basketball team got hurt by turnovers in the third quarter in Thursday's Big Eight Conference loss to the Jackson Christian Royals.North Adams-Jerome (4-10) kept itself within striking distance in the first half, only trailing 12-11 at intermission. The game turned in the third quarter as the Rams turned the ball over 10 times, allowing Jackson Christian to take control with a 19-5 run in the frame.Breelynn Horn scored eight points to lead North Adams. Kayla Blevins added six points, while Emily McKinnie grabbed 14 rebounds.The Rams will travel to Vandercook Lake for a non-conference game Monday.